Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue in Laos: statutory documents, competent authority and legal basis

Who can apply

Both Lao citizens and foreigners may apply; the documents differ.

Competent authority: One-stop service unit of the district Agriculture and Environment Office where the land lies (the 2019 Land Law and the 2022/2024 guidance still call it the Natural Resources and Environment Office; regulations from 2026 use the new name); state-land lease/concession and time-limited state land purchases → provincial Agriculture and Environment Department

At a glance

Where to apply: One-stop unit of the district Agriculture and Environment Office (formerly Natural Resources and Environment) where the land lies; state land lease/concession and time-limited state land purchases → provincial department; contracts are first certified by the village administration and the court registry

Steps:

Prepare the documents for your case: first issue — acquisition proof, ID/household book, land use fee receipt; changes — original title, certified contract, latest land tax receipt, both parties' ID/household books
File at the district one-stop counter; for changes the office first verifies the title within 1 working day
First issue: inquiry → survey and map (you and the neighbours sign) → file and classification → 30-day objection notice

The full list has 5 items; work through them in the guided form — Open the guided form

How long: First issue: inquiry 5 + survey 5 + file 5 working days + 30-day notice + printing and signature 5 working days (2022 guidance item 3); activity registrations such as lease, mortgage and sale: the title is checked and a certificate of authenticity issued within 5 working days of filing; change registrations such as transfer and inheritance: 1 working day check, the new title within 4 working days of the joint memorandum with the land officer; split or merge of parcels 15 working days; servitude and sale-with-repurchase registration 3 working days; cancellation or termination of a contract 2 working days (2024 guidance, Chapter 2; every figure here was checked against the original)

Cost: First registration: Lao citizens pay no regulatory fee, only survey and form fees (survey fee waived in poor villages; lessees, concession holders and buyers of time-limited state land use rights are likewise exempt, 2022 guidance item 7); transaction and change fees per the 2021 ordinance Art. 25, tiered by kinship and land value (non-relative transfer and mortgage from 100,000 kip per title; easement 50,000; state land title 100,000), plus land income tax on sales; posted rates prevail

Statutory document list

First registration and issue of the land title

Registration application (form B1 land declaration, from the office) (required)
Proof of how the land use right was acquired: state allocation, transfer contract, gift, sale, inheritance, state land use permit, land use confirmation, land development confirmation; customary possession under Art. 130 (required)
ID card or residence certificate, and household book copy (required)
Land use fee notice or annual receipt (required)
Legal entity or association: copy of enterprise registration, investment licence or association permit (optional)
Single-parcel map (surveyed and drawn by the district office team; applicant and neighbours sign on site) (required)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Sale and transfer (change registration)

Registration application (prescribed form) (required)
Original land title (required)
Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt (required)
ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy) (required)
Land use right sale contract (on the transfer-contract form; certified by the village administration and the court registry) (required)
Proof of payment through the banking system (required)
Kinship certificate (if transferor and transferee are relatives, the fee tier for relatives applies) (optional)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Inheritance registration

Registration application (prescribed form) (required)
Original land title (required)
Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt (required)
ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy) (required)
Certificate of inheritance by law or by will (with the estate division record if any) (required)
Kinship certificate (deceased and heir) (required)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Gift / transfer registration

Registration application (prescribed form) (required)
Original land title (required)
Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt (required)
ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy) (required)
Certificate of transfer or of gift of the land use right (required)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Mortgage registration (title as security)

Registration application (prescribed form) (required)
Original land title (required)
Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt (required)
ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy) (required)
Mortgage or pledge security contract (required)
Loan contract between lender and borrower (required)
Legal entity or social organisation: copy of operating licence, enterprise registration or establishment permit (optional)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Lease registration (filed by the land use right holder who leases the land out)

Registration application (prescribed form) (required)
Original land title (required)
Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt (required)
ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy) (required)
Land lease contract (certified by the village administration and the court registry; a foreign lessee also needs provincial administration approval) (required)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

State land lease or concession registration (legal entity)

Registration application (required)
The state land lease or concession contract (required)
The original state land title (required)
Techno-economic study, if any (optional)
Enterprise registration certificate, if any (optional)
Operating licence, if any (optional)
Copy of the household book and the identity card of the lessee or concession holder; foreigners and foreign nationals of Lao origin submit a passport copy (required)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Reissue of a lost or destroyed title

Application for reissue of the land title (required)
Right holder ID card or residence certificate and household book copy (required)
The damaged original title (if damaged rather than lost) (optional)
If not attending in person: power of attorney (form B3) (optional)

Statutory requirements

Land in Laos is owned by the national community; the land title certifies a land use right, not ownership. The holder may protect, use, transfer, inherit and mortgage that right (Land Law Arts. 3, 99 and 133).
A foreign individual cannot buy land and put the title in their own name: resident aliens, stateless persons, foreigners and foreign nationals of Lao origin obtain land use rights only by lease or concession and cannot be registered as title holders through purchase (Land Law Arts. 88 and 131). A lease from a Lao citizen runs up to 30 years, renewable, with provincial administration approval (2024 guidance). A 2026 decree adds one route: the state may sell time-limited use rights over state-allocated construction land to foreigners (up to 50 years, for new-town and condominium development, by government decision).
Cost: Lao citizens pay no regulatory fee for a first registration, only the survey service fee and the form fees for the title and register (survey fee waived in listed poor villages; state-land lessees, concession holders and buyers of time-limited state land use rights are likewise exempt from the regulatory fee); fees for transactions and changes follow the 2021 fee ordinance Art. 25, tiered by kinship and land value (transfer to a non-relative from 100,000 kip per title, mortgage from 100,000 kip, easement 50,000 kip, state land title 100,000 kip); sales also pay land income tax. The tier figures in our scan are uncertain, so the rate posted at the counter prevails.
A first issue needs three attachments: the registration application, proof of land use, and the single-parcel map, filed at the district office one-stop unit (Arts. 100 and 101). Steps: inquiry and data collection 5 working days → survey and mapping 5 → file and classification 5 → 30-day objection notice → printing 2 + director signature 3 (2022 guidance item 3; our scan of that item is truncated, so the 30-day notice and the 2-day printing and 3-day signature limits still need checking against the official PDF). Registration on application may proceed at once without the prior media notice (same item).
Names on the title: a wife's premarital property in her name, a husband's in his, joint marital property in both names (2022 guidance item 2).
The sale contract must be certified by the village administration and the court registry; the price must be paid through the banking system, and without bank proof the transfer is not registered; subdivided sales without a land business licence may not receive titles (2024 guidance). Steps: 1 working day title check → contract certification → fees and land income tax → memorandum signed by both parties and the land officer → new title to the buyer within 4 working days.
Inheritance of a land use right follows Civil Code Arts. 576–585 (by law) and 590–615 (by will); the registration fee is tiered by kinship and land value (2021 fee ordinance Art. 25 items 2–4).
If one title secures several creditors, each contract is registered separately and the first creditor is notified in writing at least 15 days ahead; after repayment the mortgagee or pledgee applies for cancellation, or a court so orders, and only then is the registration cancelled within 2 working days and the title returned (2024 guidance).
The applicant here is the land use right holder who leases the land out (the Lao side); a foreign lessee appears in the contract and the documents but is not the applicant. Leases between Lao citizens are by agreement; the contract is certified by the village administration and the court registry, then registered at the district office; a foreign lessee gets up to 30 years, renewable, with provincial approval; state land leases or concessions are registered at the provincial department or the Land Department, up to 50 years (2024 guidance).
A state land lease or concession must go through bidding and stay inside the areas set by the land use plan; the lessee or concession holder must carry out an environmental impact study or assessment and prepare a plan to manage and monitor the social and natural environment. Where the area touches national defence and security land, the central Defence and Security Committee must agree (Land Law Art. 119; 2024 guidance, Chapter 2). The holder may use the land, owns the buildings and produce on it, and may transfer or bequeath the right within the contract term; the duties are to use the land for its stated purpose, pay the rent or concession fee under the contract, and protect the environment (Land Law Arts. 121 and 122).
Three sources give different maximum terms, so each is stated as written and the counter has the final word: Land Law Art. 120 says an individual or legal entity may lease or hold a concession over state land for at most 30 years, renewable; the 2024 registration guidance, Chapter 2, says no more than 50 years, renewable by decision of the government, the National Assembly or the provincial people's assembly; Investment Promotion Law Art. 62 says land concessions for special and specific economic zones run up to 99 years; embassies and international organisations lease state land under intergovernmental agreements for up to 99 years.
A lost or destroyed title is reissued on application after verification (Art. 103).
Filed by a company or legal entity: the title, or the state land title, is registered in the name of that entity. Legal persons and organisations of Lao citizens acquire use rights under Land Law Art. 126; a foreign legal entity acquires state land use rights by lease or concession (Investment Promotion Law Arts. 16 and 18; the 2024 guidance, Chapter 2, names domestic and foreign individuals, legal entities and organisations). Once the government or the provincial administration has approved, the provincial office where the land lies issues the state land title to the lessee or concession holder within 5 working days (2024 guidance, Chapter 2).

Common issues

A land title is not an ownership deed: land belongs to the national community; the title records a use right (Arts. 3 and 99)
Foreigners cannot be registered as buyers; only lease or concession (Arts. 88 and 131); a lease from a Lao citizen is up to 30 years with provincial approval; from 2026 the state may sell time-limited use rights over state construction land (up to 50 years)

The full list has 11 items; work through them in the guided form — Open the guided form

Legal basis (Lao Official Gazette texts)

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 3 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Excerpt: Article 3 (Amended). Land Ownership Land in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic belongs to the national community as a whole, and the State represents the entire nation in centralized and unified management and allocati …

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 88 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Excerpt: Article 88 (New). Land Use by Foreigners Foreign residents, stateless persons, foreigners, and foreign-origin Lao nationals may obtain land leases or concessions but shall not have ownership rights.

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 99 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Excerpt: Article 99 (Amended). Land Title Deed A land title deed is the sole primary documentary evidence of the land use right of the land use right holder.

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 100 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Excerpt: Article 100 (Amended). Documents Attached to Title Deed Registration The registration for title deed issuance shall be accompanied by the following documents: 1. Registration application; 2. Land use certificate; 3. …

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 101 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Excerpt: Article 101 (Amended). Procedures for registration of land title issuance Registration of land title issuance shall be processed through the one-stop service unit of the District Office of Natural Resources and Environme …

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 103 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 104 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 105 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 131 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 133 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 170 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 85 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 116 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 118 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 119 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 120 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 121 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 122 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Land Law (Revised Edition) · Article ມາດຕາ 126 (2019-06-21) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

the Investment Promotion Law · Article ມາດຕາ 16 (2024-06-28) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

the Investment Promotion Law · Article ມາດຕາ 18 (2024-06-28) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

the Investment Promotion Law · Article ມາດຕາ 62 (2024-06-28) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates · Article 2 (2022-02-14) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates · Article 3 (2022-02-14) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates · Article 7 (2022-02-14) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Guidelines on Registration and Changes of Land Use Rights Activities · Article (2024-03-28) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Decree on Allocation of State-Owned Construction Land for Residential Use and Time-Limited Sale of Land Use Rights · Article ມາດຕາ 17 (2026-02-26) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Decree of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on Fees and Service Charges (No. 002/PP) · Article 25 (2021-06-17) — Read the law · Lao Official Gazette

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for a Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue in Laos?

Both Lao citizens and foreigners may apply; the documents differ. Competent authority: One-stop service unit of the district Agriculture and Environment Office where the land lies (the 2019 Land Law and the 2022/2024 guidance still call it the Natural Resources and Environment Office; regulations from 2026 use the new name); state-land lease/concession and time-limited state land purchases → provincial Agriculture and Environment Department.

What documents are required for a Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue in Laos?

23 statutory items: Registration application (form B1 land declaration, from the office); Proof of how the land use right was acquired: state allocation, transfer contract, gift, sale, inheritance, state land use permit, land use confirmation, land development confirmation; customary possession under Art. 130; ID card or residence certificate, and household book copy; Land use fee notice or annual receipt; Single-parcel map (surveyed and drawn by the district office team; applicant and neighbours sign on site); Registration application (prescribed form); Original land title; Copy of the latest annual land tax declaration or receipt; ID card or residence certificate and household book copies of both parties (foreigners: passport copy); Land use right sale contract (on the transfer-contract form; certified by the village administration and the court registry); Proof of payment through the banking system; Certificate of inheritance by law or by will (with the estate division record if any); Kinship certificate (deceased and heir); Certificate of transfer or of gift of the land use right; Mortgage or pledge security contract; Loan contract between lender and borrower; Land lease contract (certified by the village administration and the court registry; a foreign lessee also needs provincial administration approval); Registration application; The state land lease or concession contract; The original state land title; Copy of the household book and the identity card of the lessee or concession holder; foreigners and foreign nationals of Lao origin submit a passport copy; Application for reissue of the land title; Right holder ID card or residence certificate and household book copy. Competent authority: One-stop service unit of the district Agriculture and Environment Office where the land lies (the 2019 Land Law and the 2022/2024 guidance still call it the Natural Resources and Environment Office; regulations from 2026 use the new name); state-land lease/concession and time-limited state land purchases → provincial Agriculture and Environment Department.

What is the legal basis for a Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue in Laos?

Based on Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 3; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 88; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 99; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 100; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 101; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 103; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 104; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 105; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 131; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 133; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 170; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 85; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 116; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 118; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 119; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 120; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 121; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 122; Land Law (Revised Edition) Article ມາດຕາ 126; the Investment Promotion Law Article ມາດຕາ 16; the Investment Promotion Law Article ມາດຕາ 18; the Investment Promotion Law Article ມາດຕາ 62; Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates Article 2; Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates Article 3; Guidance on the Registration and Issuance of Land Certificates Article 7; Guidelines on Registration and Changes of Land Use Rights Activities Article ; Decree on Allocation of State-Owned Construction Land for Residential Use and Time-Limited Sale of Land Use Rights Article ມາດຕາ 17; Decree of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on Fees and Service Charges (No. 002/PP) Article 25. The full texts are available in the LaoPaniti law library, sourced from the Lao Official Gazette.

Are there time limits or hard requirements for a Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue in Laos?

Land in Laos is owned by the national community; the land title certifies a land use right, not ownership. The holder may protect, use, transfer, inherit and mortgage that right (Land Law Arts. 3, 99 and 133). A foreign individual cannot buy land and put the title in their own name: resident aliens, stateless persons, foreigners and foreign nationals of Lao origin obtain land use rights only by lease or concession and cannot be registered as title holders through purchase (Land Law Arts. 88 and 131). A lease from a Lao citizen runs up to 30 years, renewable, with provincial administration approval (2024 guidance). A 2026 decree adds one route: the state may sell time-limited use rights over state-allocated construction land to foreigners (up to 50 years, for new-town and condominium development, by government decision). Cost: Lao citizens pay no regulatory fee for a first registration, only the survey service fee and the form fees for the title and register (survey fee waived in listed poor villages; state-land lessees, concession holders and buyers of time-limited state land use rights are likewise exempt from the regulatory fee); fees for transactions and changes follow the 2021 fee ordinance Art. 25, tiered by kinship and land value (transfer to a non-relative from 100,000 kip per title, mortgage from 100,000 kip, easement 50,000 kip, state land title 100,000 kip); sales also pay land income tax. The tier figures in our scan are uncertain, so the rate posted at the counter prevails. A first issue needs three attachments: the registration application, proof of land use, and the single-parcel map, filed at the district office one-stop unit (Arts. 100 and 101). Steps: inquiry and data collection 5 working days → survey and mapping 5 → file and classification 5 → 30-day objection notice → printing 2 + director signature 3 (2022 guidance item 3; our scan of that item is truncated, so the 30-day notice and the 2-day printing and 3-day signature limits still need checking against the official PDF). Registration on application may proceed at once without the prior media notice (same item). Names on the title: a wife's premarital property in her name, a husband's in his, joint marital property in both names (2022 guidance item 2). The sale contract must be certified by the village administration and the court registry; the price must be paid through the banking system, and without bank proof the transfer is not registered; subdivided sales without a land business licence may not receive titles (2024 guidance). Steps: 1 working day title check → contract certification → fees and land income tax → memorandum signed by both parties and the land officer → new title to the buyer within 4 working days. Inheritance of a land use right follows Civil Code Arts. 576–585 (by law) and 590–615 (by will); the registration fee is tiered by kinship and land value (2021 fee ordinance Art. 25 items 2–4). If one title secures several creditors, each contract is registered separately and the first creditor is notified in writing at least 15 days ahead; after repayment the mortgagee or pledgee applies for cancellation, or a court so orders, and only then is the registration cancelled within 2 working days and the title returned (2024 guidance). The applicant here is the land use right holder who leases the land out (the Lao side); a foreign lessee appears in the contract and the documents but is not the applicant. Leases between Lao citizens are by agreement; the contract is certified by the village administration and the court registry, then registered at the district office; a foreign lessee gets up to 30 years, renewable, with provincial approval; state land leases or concessions are registered at the provincial department or the Land Department, up to 50 years (2024 guidance). A state land lease or concession must go through bidding and stay inside the areas set by the land use plan; the lessee or concession holder must carry out an environmental impact study or assessment and prepare a plan to manage and monitor the social and natural environment. Where the area touches national defence and security land, the central Defence and Security Committee must agree (Land Law Art. 119; 2024 guidance, Chapter 2). The holder may use the land, owns the buildings and produce on it, and may transfer or bequeath the right within the contract term; the duties are to use the land for its stated purpose, pay the rent or concession fee under the contract, and protect the environment (Land Law Arts. 121 and 122). Three sources give different maximum terms, so each is stated as written and the counter has the final word: Land Law Art. 120 says an individual or legal entity may lease or hold a concession over state land for at most 30 years, renewable; the 2024 registration guidance, Chapter 2, says no more than 50 years, renewable by decision of the government, the National Assembly or the provincial people's assembly; Investment Promotion Law Art. 62 says land concessions for special and specific economic zones run up to 99 years; embassies and international organisations lease state land under intergovernmental agreements for up to 99 years. A lost or destroyed title is reissued on application after verification (Art. 103). Filed by a company or legal entity: the title, or the state land title, is registered in the name of that entity. Legal persons and organisations of Lao citizens acquire use rights under Land Law Art. 126; a foreign legal entity acquires state land use rights by lease or concession (Investment Promotion Law Arts. 16 and 18; the 2024 guidance, Chapter 2, names domestic and foreign individuals, legal entities and organisations). Once the government or the provincial administration has approved, the provincial office where the land lies issues the state land title to the lessee or concession holder within 5 working days (2024 guidance, Chapter 2).

How much does a Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue cost in Laos and how long does it take?

Cost: First registration: Lao citizens pay no regulatory fee, only survey and form fees (survey fee waived in poor villages; lessees, concession holders and buyers of time-limited state land use rights are likewise exempt, 2022 guidance item 7); transaction and change fees per the 2021 ordinance Art. 25, tiered by kinship and land value (non-relative transfer and mortgage from 100,000 kip per title; easement 50,000; state land title 100,000), plus land income tax on sales; posted rates prevail. How long: First issue: inquiry 5 + survey 5 + file 5 working days + 30-day notice + printing and signature 5 working days (2022 guidance item 3); activity registrations such as lease, mortgage and sale: the title is checked and a certificate of authenticity issued within 5 working days of filing; change registrations such as transfer and inheritance: 1 working day check, the new title within 4 working days of the joint memorandum with the land officer; split or merge of parcels 15 working days; servitude and sale-with-repurchase registration 3 working days; cancellation or termination of a contract 2 working days (2024 guidance, Chapter 2; every figure here was checked against the original).

Can LaoPaniti obtain the Land title (land use certificate): registration / transfer / inheritance / mortgage / reissue for me?

LaoPaniti organises the document list, offers online form filling, document upload and pre-check hand-off by staff. It is not a government filing, does not represent acceptance or approval by any authority, and promises neither results nor expedited handling. Formal processing follows the current requirements of the One-stop service unit of the district Agriculture and Environment Office where the land lies (the 2019 Land Law and the 2022/2024 guidance still call it the Natural Resources and Environment Office; regulations from 2026 use the new name); state-land lease/concession and time-limited state land purchases → provincial Agriculture and Environment Department.

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